If you disregard the AKC's version of how the Boston Terrier came to be, you'll be able to find the truth. Bred as smaller fighting dogs, they are all bulldog....i.e......miniature pit bull. Here's a great postcard from the early 1900's that shows just how much of a pit bull they were.

BullyVW wrote:He is 6 years old and the result of a broken family. The parents split, she cannot take him and he doesn't want him.

that sucks!!! i hate it when crap like that happens. because in all likely hood he doesnt want him just to spite!!!!

I won't speculate on that....but I'll tell you that I would never have taken in a surrender if the wife wasn't a friend of one of our members. I feel good knowing that the dog I once wanted to buy I can now rescue.

It's funny that I read this thread just now. I spent all weekend with Boston Terrier Rescuers and a plethora of the little bulldogs . It seems that a lot of their traits are similar to pit bulls too. They're really high energy dogs, though, eh? You hear stories of people leaving Bostons together unattended with results similar to what you'd expect from pitties left unsupervised. They're pretty tenacious little guys.

Oohhh...never leave them alone..it's your loss. Yes, they're very close to pitties, both in energy and strength.

Charles, she has gotten a lot better these days. I am crating and rotating as much as needed when he gets here, but Ghia has been perfect since she grew out of her dumb puppy stage. I took her to the pet expo this weekend...and she was great with every little or big dog. I'm not sure if it was really ever dog aggression, per say. I'm convinced she's just so used to being able to play rouh with Ralph..a pit 3x her size, that she expected the same results from every other dog she met. Still, we'll wait and see.